Improvement in combined dining and laundry tables



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S. W. STEVES. Combined Dining and Laundry Table.

No. 202,294. Patented April 9, 1878.

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UNr'TEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' SHEPHERD W. STEVES, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED DINING AND LAUNDRY TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,294, dated April 9,1878 application filed March 6, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, SHEPHERD W. SrEvEs, of New Bedford, in the county ofBristol, and in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oombined Dining and'Laundry Tables; and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspectiveview of my table, with its hinged leaves dropped so as to occupy leasthorizontal space. Fig. 2 is a like view of said table as arranged foruse in ironing clothes. Fig. 3 is avertical central crosssection, andFig. 4. is a vertical central section of the same upon a longitudinalline.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

The design of my invention is to combine in a compact and convenientform a servants dining-table and .an ironingtable; to which end itconsists, principally, in the peculiar construction of the table-top andits combination with the bed of the table, substantially as and for thepurpose hereinafter specified.

It consists, further, in the combination of the ironing-board with thebed of the table, substantially as and for the purpose hereinaftershown.

It consists, finally, in the device as a whole, its several parts beingconstructed and combined to operate in the manner and for the purposehereinafter shown and described.

In the annexed drawings, A and A represent the vertical posts or legs ofmy table, which are secured together near their lower ends by means ofhorizontal rails B, and near their upper ends by two horizontal endrails, O, that extend between each pair of said legs, and two siderails, D, which extend in a downward curve between the correspondinglegs at each side, the whole forming the frame or bed of my table.Resting upon the upper ends of the legs A is a top, E, which haspreferably an oval form in plan view, with the longest axis of the samearranged transversely, and has its ends E, which project beyond thesides of the bed, hinged so as to enable them to be turned downwardwhen-not in use, as shown in Fig. 1.

When said leaves E are turned upward to a horizontal position they aresupported by means of slides F, that are drawn from a pocket, Gr,outward beneath the same.

. The construction shown enables the table to be used'for diningpurposes; but when required for use in ironing clothes, the top E mustbe turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, for which purpose said top ishinged to or upon the upper ends of the legs A of one side, as shown insaid figure. WVhen turned downward to its normal position, said top E issecured to or upon the upper ends of the opposite legs by means of oneor more hooks, H, or other similar devices.

As the length of the top E would render it inconvenient to have the sameturned upward. against a wall, an extra piece, E, connected by ahinge-joint, is provided just inside of the point where the front leaf Ejoins the central part, which joint is arranged so as to permit theportion outside to be folded upward and inward against the upper face ofsaid top, by which means the latter has much less height when raised toa vertical position than would otherwise be the case.

Swiveled vertically within the upper side, at the center of one of theend rails O, is a metal stud, I, which has hinged to its upper end thevertical arm of a T-shaped metal bar, K, the horizontal arm of whichlatter is secured to or upon the large end of an ironingboard, L, ofusual form, the arrangement be-.

ing such as to enable said board to rest horizontally upon thecross-rails O, and to be raised to a vertical position, where it may beturned with said stud I, so as to cause either of its faces to beuppermost when again turned downward. At its large end the board L isheld in horizontal position by means of its pivotal bearin g I and K,while at its opposite end the same result is produced by means of astud, M, which projects from the rail 0 upward into a recess, 1,provided in said board.

At each end of the bed or frame is hinged a shelf, N, which may bedropped downward 'to the position shown in Fig. 1, or may be said leaf,as shown in Figs. 2 and 4;. If desired, the said bracket may be rigidlyattached to its support, and the latter pivoted so as to turn upon avertical axis.

One of the shelves N is provided with a metal spider, n, for supportingsad-irons, while the opposite shelf may be used'for the support of wateror starch vessels.

Between the lower rails B is provided a shelf, B, and beneath the sameare two drawers, Q, for table-linen.

The table thus constructed is convenient and compact, and combines allof the essential features of two heretofore distinct and separatetables.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, whatI claim as new 1s 1. In combination with thebed or frame of the table,the top E, provided with the hinge-joint piece E, and hinged near oneend to or upon said bed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the rails C of the bed, the swiveled stud I,hinged bar K, and reversible ironing-board L, substantially as and forthe purpose shown.

3. The hereinbefore-described table, in which the top E E E, slides F,hook H, swiveled stud I, hinged bar K, ironing-board L, stud M, shelvesN, brackets O, and drawers Q are constructed and combined with eachother and with the frame or bed, in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand this19th day of February, 1878.

SHEPHERD W. STEVES. Witnesses:

JAMES COGGESHALL, ARTHUR W. MACY.

